Fire service bosses have confirmed a Leicester tower block has failed safety tests carried out on external cladding in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

Tests were carried out on cladding from two privately-owned high-rise residential buildings in the city as part of a national programme following the devastating blaze..

Neither the Government, which ordered the tests, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service or the city council, which is the enforcement body, have revealed which the failed building is or what has been done as a result.

A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said residents in the building have been informed but the information would not be released to the media.

The fire service has said it has carried out checks at the building concerned and is content it is safe for residents to live there.

Leicester firefighters visited 40 blocks of flats across Leicester, that are over eight storeys tall

In a statement, agreed with the council, the fire service said: “Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service can confirm there has been one confirmed cladding test fail on a high-rise building in Leicester. “Our fire protection officers have worked very closely with the building’s owners and with their full cooperation have been to the premises and carried out a fire safety inspection.

“We have concluded that as the premises have got adequate passive and active fire safety measures in place, including a sprinkler system and extra staff on site, the building remains safe for occupancy.

“Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service do not carry out any testing on the cladding and are notified, along with the local authority, by DCLG after they have the results information."

As previously reported in the Mercury, Leicester City Council has agreed to install sprinkler systems in its five 1970s build tower blocks in the wake of the London disaster that has claimed the lived of at least 80 people.

The work is part of an ongoing refurbishment of the towers that started before the Grenfell Tower fire.

At a recent council meeting, assistant mayor for housing councillor Andy Connelly said the costs and time table for installing the sprinklers had not yet been established.